The new GC with Hemi

Dec 01, 2004 61 Replies

I took delivery of a 2005 GC Limited w/ HEMI(R) MDS. I am not pleased and not sure i want to fight it out with the dealer and chrysler or not.

Upon leaving the dealer: engine light came on and stayed on. Hesitation during normal exceleration. Dealer kept truck for 1.5 days and had the hole top of the motor apart and the chrsyler engineers on the phone. They chalked it up to a chafed wire connected to the MDS system. well i got my new jeep back and im very very upset.

yes it has monster power but it has these hesitations throughout exceleration that drive me nuts. They are not obvious jerk u back and forth hesitations. They are an unevenness in applyed power through exceleration. I HATE it. makes me feel like its not put together correctly. My wif has an escalade with a 345hp engine that is smooth as silk through power application. My HEMI is more like a 2 stroke kawasaki as it has high spots and low spots in power application from

1700 all the way up through 4000rps. I'm sorry guys im sure my terminoligy is not the best. I'm bummed. I love the truck. just started searching the groups to see if anyone else has the same problem.

I took delivery of a 2005 GC Limited w/ HEMI(R) MDS. I am not pleased and not sure i want to fight it out with the dealer and chrysler or not.

Upon leaving the dealer: engine light came on and stayed on. Hesitation during normal exceleration. Dealer kept truck for 1.5 days and had the hole top of the motor apart and the chrsyler engineers on the phone. They chalked it up to a chafed wire connected to the MDS system. well i got my new jeep back and im very very upset.

yes it has monster power but it has these hesitations throughout exceleration that drive me nuts. They are not obvious jerk u back and forth hesitations. They are an unevenness in applyed power through exceleration. I HATE it. makes me feel like its not put together correctly. My wif has an escalade with a 345hp engine that is smooth as silk through power application. My HEMI is more like a 2 stroke kawasaki as it has high spots and low spots in power application from

1700 all the way up through 4000rps. I'm sorry guys im sure my terminoligy is not the best. I'm bummed. I love the truck. just started searching the groups to see if anyone else has the same problem.

Bring it back, cancel with the bank. By the law im sure you have 30 days

"Tigger" a écrit dans le message de news: snipped-for-privacy@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...

Nope, at least not here in California...

Damm, Thats very too bad, you have good insurance ???? LoL,

Well i would harass the dealer until they find the problem, a friend of mine have the Hemi in his Dodge Ram and their is for sure no hesitation in acceleration, The only hesitation is Do i BURN the tire at every corner.... Lol

there is way too much power in these truck Or GC for a every day use....

My 2 cents

"L.W. ("ßill") Hughes III" a écrit dans le message de news: snipped-for-privacy@cox.net...

Is that the same type of abortion GM gave up on years ago?

The stupid 8, 6, 4 cylinder engine?

Good luck man.

Mike

86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Tigger wrote:

That is prolly why the GC is doing it.. as it seamlessly cuts out and restarts the other half of the engine.. I6's rule..

Nope. by law if a person comes to your home and sells you something (vaccum cleaner for instance) then you have a 3 day right of recision. If you go to a store and buy something, including a car, as soon as you walk out the purchase is complete. Those with 30 day return offers are doing so of their own free will and are under no legal obligations to do so.

As the old saying goes, if you buy the car, drive it off the lot and it breaks in half, you own both halves..

And the Lemon Law says DC will replace it. Keep Complaining and keep records and receipts.

FYI, here's a good description of the MDS system here:

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Please note that I'm not passing judgement on it -- at least not yet...

-John

Too freakin' funny!

It 'should' be better than the GM abortion because 'electronics are faster' and the mathematicians are better. LOL!!!

So you get all this expensive 'extra' electronics, parts and hesitations and all the rest of the crap in an 'experimental' engine to gain , wait, this is good... a whopping 3 mpg!!!!!!!

Mike

John Sevey wrote:

Here's another article, showing that good 'ol GM is also using the same system. This article also mentions a similar "computing power" quote:

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Like I said, I'll wait 'till some of these things get more actual consumer miles on them before I pass judgement on them, but I have my own concerns about their longevity...

-John

You are right time will tell, but they don't sound like they are starting out well.

Mike

RENT a Hemi do a swap parts... LOL

HARASS THE DEALER !!! i would anyway

i would camp in their driveway.

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